While I’m there, I’ll see the old and the newAnd even some in-betweensThey’ll plant themselves into my memoryPaintings of very special scenes.

If you have a friend or two,whom you think might like my words,Please send them this link,Tell 'em I write 'bout dog turds!

If you like what you readWhen I write through my fogDo me a favor, and pleasePimp my blog!

OK, weak attempt at pimping my blog while I’m gone, but if this blog makes you laugh, and you know someone who could use a laugh, please send them the link!

Oh, and speaking of the dog turd incident, of course, this a.m. when I had to rush out the door because Tukey had a field trip and I had to drive them all to school today, gee, guess who had dog doo on the bottom of his shoe??? So, I had to pull a CSI move on the shoes later, with a toothpick and scrubber to get the remnants out of the bottom of the shoe. Thanks again, idiot neighbor.

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And, here are some book recommendations you might like, but I don't have time to link you to Amazon:

Identical Strangers -- another sister memoir, about identical twins separated at birth through a secret twin project, who are reunited when they are 35, never having known each was an identical twin.

Look Me In The Eye -- By the awesome John Robison, brother to August... too tired to look up the spelling... Burroughs... a book on aspergers syndrome. Have not read it yet, but am looking forward to it! John has occasionally stopped by and commented over at MM so of course, I'm starstruck!

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac -- Just purchased today, by Gabrielle Zevin. While the title appears it's a memoir, it's not. It's fiction, and YA. Looks promising.

SLAM by Nick Hornby -- sounds cool, and Ajers couldn't believe I got a book about skating and Tony Hawk, but come on, I'm a cool mom, right? The dude's about to start college and he's got a hot chick, but then he gets into some sort of trouble...

AND DEAR GOD, IT'S 10:25 AND I HAVE NOT FINISHED PACKING!...

Getting Rid of Matthew ... sorry, it's upstairs and I can't remember the author's name... again, too rushed to google it for ya! But the chick is having an affair and she has begged the dude to leave his wife for years, and finally, he does and she decides she doesn't really like the guy anymore. Isn't that how it always is? You can't always get what you want... or something like that.

The Abstinence Teacher, by Tom Perrotta... Need I say more? Election and Little Children, anyone? Which, btw, I have a hardcover copy of Little Children with the goldfish crackers on it, not the one they changed with choc chip cookies or a bag of fishy goldfish... that's gotta be worth something on ebay.

And coming my way soon via amazon.com, Alice Sebold's The Almost Moon, which I have been waiting for YEARS for her next book after The Lovely Bones. She murders her mom in this one. And, if you've never read Sebold's memoir Lucky, it's amazing! I found that one before The Lovely Bones, and I actually like Lucky more so.

23 comments:

I don't know the answer to your riddle, I barely know where I am at any given moment.

Hey, I have a reading recommendation for you. Awesome book! It's called "The namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri. It is about a name and a person's identity as the name embodies. For us moms, we've all named a person, and so it spoke to me because I know what a great task naming someone is. Award winning author too.

Hey, since you are traveling.... my dog would like to know if she can come over and leave you a present?

If you could kindly advise how long you'll be gone so that I know how long I'll be suffering "Manic Mom Withdrawals"...Thank you...and for the book recommendations. I just finished Running With Sissors and am in the middle of Dry, both Augusten Burroughs memoirs...Man, we think our lives are messed up, just read about his...Have a great trip and don't buy any time shares. (See Suburban Turmoil's blog--link on my blog if you don't already have it.)

I would advise against disloving dog poo due to toxicara and the fact you don't know the animal and therefore if it has worms or any other delightful parasite that could infect an unprotected foot/hand. I'd pick it up and pick the grass it was on too but maybe that's just me. I would die of embarassment if my dog even roamed in someone elses garden let alone leave a calling card!

Haha! You make me smile every day, thanks! And thanks too for the reading reccomendations, I'm always looking for something good to read. ~StephP.S. Not good at riddles, so no clue where you are going!

Turkey's largest city-limits is aswell one of the greatest eating cities in the world--an access of foreign architect and comestible delights. Also, Phyllis loves to wear shawls, of which there are abounding to accept from a part of Istanbul's crazy bazaars.